The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-19
AT AUGUSTA.
A Victory for the Woman Suffragists
in the Senate.
Vote ~ to on the Passage to be
Engrossed.
The Sum of si2,5oo Voted for the
Gettysburg Monument.
An Excellent Record for the Judiciary
Committee.
An important Bill Introduced by Mr..
Hawkes. Regarding Passenger
Stations.
A Movement to Protect the Breeders
of BIooded Stock.
Notes and Comments from the
Capital City.
The Sum of sl2,5oo Voted for the
Gettysburg Monument.
A Movement to Protect the Breeders
of BIooded Stock.
Notes and Comments from the
Capital City.
Especial to the PREss.)

AbpCSidi " tiAC hhcSsJ
AUGUSTA, Feb. 49,
The women suffragists won an unexpected
victory in the Senate this forenoon. The re-
solve to submit a constitutional amendment
to the people passed by more than the nec-
essary two-thirds vote; and it was done so
easily and quietly, that an Augusta lady of
pronounced sentiment in favor of woman
suffrage was present on the floor without
knowing what had happened until an hour
afterwards. When the judiciary committee
failed to agree, they presented through Sena-
tor Heath this report: I
The committee on the judiciary, to which was
referred resolve entitled ''resOlve concerning an
amendment of the Constitution so as TO give wo-
men the elective fraacnise ana pstlti9ns signed
of the same have had the same under consdera-
ton, and ask leave TO report that the committee is
equally divided upon the matter and unable to
make report either for or against the passage of
the resolve: The committee. therefore, reports
the resove back to the Legislature for such furth-
er action as may be deemed expedient.
This has been in the Senate for some time
This morning Senator Heath called it up,
with the resolve, which is as follows:
R0solUe concerning an amendment of the Con-
stittttion of Maine, so to giUe to aC0n,ena the
Elective Franchise.
Resolved, That the following amendment to the
constitution of this State be proposed for the ac-
tion of the legal voters of this State in the man
ner provided by the constitution, viz:
AMENDMENT"
"No discrimination on account of sex shall ex-
is in the State in the exercise of the elective fran
chse. Every citizen, male or female, of the Uni
ted States, OF the age OF twenty-one years and
upwards, excepting paupers, persons under guar
dianShip, and Indians not taxed, having his or her
residence established in this State for the term of
three months next preceding any election, shall
be an eleetor for governor senators and represen-
residence is so established; and the elections
shall be by written ballot. But persons in
Of of the United States or 'S this Sesfe state
shall not be considered as having
obtained such established residence by being
stationed in any garrison, barrack, or military
place, in any town or plantation; nor shall the
residence OF student at any seminary of learn
ing enttle him or her to the right OF suffrage IN
the town or plantation where such seminary Is es-
tablished. No person, however, shall be deemed
to have lost his residence BY reason of his absence
from the State in the military service of the
United States. or of this State"
Resolved-That the aldermen Of cities, the Sc
ectmen of towns, and the assessors of the several
plantations of this state, are hereby empowered
and directed to notify the voters of their respec
tive cities towns and plantations, in the manner
prescribed by law, at the meeting in September,
A. d.. 1883, TO give in their votes upon the
amendment proposed in the foregoing resolution;
and the question shall be "Shallsthe constitution
pc ahenaea as pro9posea py Tesolution OF tne
account of shall exist in the State in the exer
else of the electoral franchise, and the inhabi-
tants of the said cities, towns and plantations
shall vote by ballot said question, those in fa-
vor of said amendment expressing it by the word
Eyes" upon their ballots, and those opposed to the
amendment expressingit by the word mo- upon
their ballots. and the ballots shall be received,
sorted, counted and declared in open ward, town
and plantation meeting, and lists of the votes so
received shall be made ana returned to the secre-
tary OF State in the same manner votes for gov
ernor; and the governor and council shall count
the same and make return to the Legislature and
If a majority of the votes are in favor of said
c0rdingly
Resolved-That the secretary of State shall pre-
pare and furnish to the several cities, towns and
plantations, ballots and blank returns u conform
ity to the foregoing resolves, accompanied with
copy thereof.
Mr.. Heath made no speech to advocate the
resolution; there was little talk whatever.
The vote was II to for submission to the
people This is the vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Burrlll, Cole, Daggett,
Gatslaee, Harmon. Heath HILL Hinckley. Kendall.
Lord, Rich, Russell, Sargent Simpson, Weymouth
Y0ung-l7.
NAYs-Messrs Goodnow, Libby, Lumbert,
Nichols, Wallace.
Absent or not yoting-Messrs. DRnnell Flint,
Gilbert, Jones, Norcr0ss, Phair, Sleeper, Wes-
COTS.
The resolution now goes down to the
House for concurrence. Some very good
judges think it win get the necessary vote
there. AT any rate there will be a great
fight by its friends.